Win-Some Women retreats coming to Grand Hotel

registration under way

Three retreats will take place at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island and all registration is being done by mail; go to www.win-somewomen.org for more information.

The theme of the spring retreats is "Majesty." Dates are Tuesday and Wednesday, May 15-16; Wednesday and Thursday, May 16-17; and Thursday and Friday, May 17-18.

Patsy Clairmont will be the keynote speaker and special music will be provided by Sandi Patty. Both women are associated with Women of Faith Conferences.

For years, Clairmont suffered from agoraphobia, which kept her a prisoner in her own home. She will be talking about how God pulled together her fragmented life. Clairmont is the author of more than 20 best-selling books, including "God Uses Cracked Pots" which tells of her life with agoraphobia. She is the mother of two boys, "nana" to two boys, and she and her husband, Les, live in Tennessee.

Sandi Patty has appeared on numerous TV and awards shows and has performed for presidents. She's won 39 Dove awards, four Billboard Music awards and became a Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee in 2004. Patty is the most-awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history. She is also the author of five books. She and her family, eight children and husband, Don, recently moved to Oklahoma City.

Joining Clairmont and Patty as breakout speakers will be Ken Medema, Judy Hampton and Sarah Arthur.

Medema was born in Grand Rapids and has eyesight that can only distinguish between light and dark. He has been a music therapist and for the last 30 years has been doing musical events, including Win-Some Women, all over the United States. He and his wife, Jane, live in San Francisco and have two grown children.

Hampton is a published freelance writer and a collaborating author of more than 25 books. She and her husband have two married children and five grandchildren.

Arthur is from Northern Michigan. She is a former youth director for the Petoskey United Methodist Church and now lives in Holt, Mich., with her pastor husband, Tom, and son, Micah John. She is the author of several devotional books.

For more information on the spring Win-Some Women retreats on Mackinac Island, visit www.win-somewomen.org.